Most TV shows need to maintain their original premise, but some have improved immeasurably by dropping their initial idea and expanding their story.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT While most TV shows rely on their original premise to succeed, some series became hits only after they dropped their all-important initial conceit. A one-line pitch can make or break a television show. Some popular series can even win over audiences with their title alone — for instance, long-time fans of The Big Bang Theory didn’t need more than the name Young Sheldon to pique their interest in the sitcom's first spinoff.
9 The Office Although The Office adapted the UK series of the same name for new audiences across the Atlantic, the show improved its fortunes immeasurably when it stopped copying its original inspiration. Once the U.S. version of The Office dropped its attempts to replicate the cringe comedy of the UK original after season 1, the character comedy of the show became noticeably stronger.
6 American Dad While American Dad features some of the best side characters in cartoon history, most of these figures only cropped up after the show’s first two seasons. This is largely because American Dad was originally conceived as a satire of post-9/11 jingoism —hence the title — and the show originally focused on Stan Smith’s paranoid brand of right-wing patriotism.
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